Example sentences of "[noun pl] said that [pron] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inspectors said that there was poor provision in certain aspects of teaching children with reading difficulties . |
| 2 | One lady who has arthritis in her knees and suffered from swelling feet said that she was ‘ able to walk better now with not so much pain — easier to go up stairs . ’ |
| 3 | The nearest main road is three or four miles away , but the buses would not leave the main road to drop passengers at Portlethen village because the bus companies said that it was uneconomic . |
| 4 | American Airlines said that it was ‘ profoundly disappointed ’ by the decision . |
| 5 | In a statement released this morning governors said that there was no evidence that Mr Beatson was , or had been , any moral or physical danger to the pupils . |
| 6 | Over 50 people were killed in unrest across the country in the period Aug. 2-4 , although police said that it was not clear whether all the deaths were related to the strike . |
| 7 | The police said that he was walking home in the dark when he fell down a hill . |
| 8 | The French authorities said that it was legitimate to differentiate between French companies and non-French companies in order to prevent tax avoidance by the latter . |
| 9 | His enemies said that he was a politician without a cause , but if that was the worst they could say of him then he could indeed look towards the White House . |
| 10 | Government official blamed her murder on " common delinquents " but human rights groups said that she was one more victim of right-wing death squads who had killed several prominent trade union and peasant leaders since July . |
| 11 | NIAPA represents a significant number of small to medium sized farmers and recently one of their spokesmen said that it was quite clear that the anti-reform lobby were finding it extremely difficult to justify their arguments ! |
| 12 | The girl had not been seriously hurt in the shooting , suffering only a superficial wound , and police reports said that she was ‘ fortunately wearing a large quantity of underclothing which , no doubt , prevented a more serious wound ’ — which , unless the young lady 's underwear was armour-plated , must cast serious doubt on the power of the weapon employed . |
| 13 | Country people who ran whippets and lurchers and labradors and terriers said that there was no such thing as a bad dog , only bad owners and bad breeders and bad trainers . |
| 14 | CORPORATE bankruptcies in Japan rose only 2.7 per cent in January and their resulting debt fell more than 40 per cent from a year ago , but analysts said that it was too soon to say the worst was over . |
| 15 | " But that policeman who brought in the exhibits said that she was only eighteen . |